pick#LetsTravelJuly Day 31: Not just #fireworks on the 4th of July but its true meaning of being a home for the wretched and displaced. The photo on top right was taken by me which I edited to include excerpts from Emma‘s poem, “The New Colossus” a symbol of all that the Mother of Exiles stood for. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-7WP
pickGenre: P. Award: 2011 Sydney Taylor Honor Award for Younger Readers. Teacher Strategies: LC. This book resembles the passion and empathy from a wealthy girl from New York City towards the poor immigrants that arrived to the Ellis Island. Website: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Statue-of-Liberty-Poem-Template-4492... #UCFSU19 UDL: 2.1 EL: short and simple poem 2 or 3 sentences. Can use 1-3 word in their native language.
pick#ReadingResolutions Day 2: For #Fireworks, I have the Voice of the Statue of Liberty in Emma‘s Poem. Emma was born in 1849 to a very wealthy family in New York City. Her entire world revolved around a network of people with the same kind of privilege and status: “people who had plenty of everything.” This lovely book speaks of the creation of the poem “The New Colossus” and the woman who spoke for “The Mother of Exiles” Link to review ⬇️
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